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Old 03-28-2017, 04:42 PM   #4538
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Johnny G wasn't entirely by fluke, guys within the org that scouted him saw the raw skill, talked to his coach, actually kept their scouting of him secret all the while so as to not raise attention to him and pushed for the pick at the draft.

I mean generally the draft is a crapshoot but good scouting is a real thing when you look at organizations like Detroit and what they managed to do over so many years keeping themselves relevant without high picks. That takes an eye for talent.

Oilers had to do very little scouting in terms of the players that went into putting them where they're at now. They just had to walk up to the podium and make the 'consensus' pick that was granted to them four times.

Flames won zero lotteries. They had to play the crapshoot of non-lottery picks and they've gotten as far as the Oilers have with an arguably more complete team (with less top-end).

But the media will tell you the opposite, and give the Flames little credit or hype for what they've managed to do in a fraction of the time frame the Oilers had with all the benefits they received. Oilers fans that stuck with a frustrating organization deserve some payoff eventually after all they went through and sticking with them but the way the respective clubs are represented in the media is embarrassing at times.

That's why it's annoying. Flames are the guys that worked hard, stayed up, did their homework, didn't gloat, and prayed for the unlikely guys they picked to catch lightning. Oilers are the guy that won the lottery multiple times, and cashed in finally a few times later. But their management did almost everything you can do to ruin players and the team outside of that without trying to, and so there isn't that much that is worth commending. They lucked out, more than not.

Step into Flames fans' shoes for a second and maybe try to figure it out.

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